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Brut [27]
2 years ago
11

A substance has life of 40 years. In how many years will the substance disintegrate to 1/8 of its initial size

Physics
1 answer:
tia_tia [17]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

5 years

Explanation:

\frac{1}{8}(40)\\\\= 5

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